March 10, 2020
Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, 1000 SW Third Ave., Portland
Featuring a conversation about Cory Noel Sause v. Jordan Schnitzer between two of the three Multnomah County Circuit Court judges in that case, Judge Katherine Tennyson and Judge Beth Allen.
WHO OWNS THE EMBRYO?
A wealthy man and woman meet, date, and decide to combine their genetic material to create a child through IVF. The man proclaims he only wants male embryos; the woman agrees to take any leftover female embryos, dreading their destruction. Contracts solidifying the arrangement are signed—or not signed depending on who you ask. A surrogate carries the baby boy to term; meanwhile, the wealthy man and woman have broken up. The new father rushes to the courthouse to have a judge determine whether he is the sole legal parent of his new son. Who wins?
